Diagnosis. Specimen is placed in genus Dasia Gray, 1839 by a combination of following characters: palatal notch not extending forwards to between the front of the eyes; eyelids being well developed; lower eyelid scaly; nostril in the nasal; supranasal present; prefrontals, frontoparietals and interparietal being distinct; ear opening small and tympanum sunk. A relatively small and slender species of the genus, characterized by feebly keeled dor- sal scales on posterior body, 28 scale rows around the body; 14–16 lamellae under the fourth toe.

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